Offset disk harrow



Sept. 16, 1952 w. P. or-:HLER ET AL OFFSET msx HARRow Filed Jan. 50, 1948 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS w|| L|AM P. OEHLER CHARLES H. YOUNGBERG A f ORNEYS Spt. 16, 1952 w. P. OEHLER ET Al.

OFFSET DISK HARROW 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Jan. 30, 1948 FIG. 4

G S R S m n T G NWN avm ELU .O VHO .I l WEY 7 Oum A R BY W w. P. oEHLER E'-AL Sept. 16,v 1952 OFFSET DISK HARROW 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Jan. 50, 1948 -4 NmvroRs. WILLIAM P. OEHLER mally movable from Patented Sept. 1 6, `1952 I Moline, Ill.,

Moline, Ill.,` a corporation of IllinoisY assignors to Deere & Company,

'7* Y Appiiatin January 30,194s,seria1N0.5,256

o n 1 n The present inventionf'relatesgenerally to agricultural irnplements and more -1oarticnlarlyto offset disk harrows.

v'The object and general lnature ofV the present l invention is the provision of adisk harrowv of the offset type having front and rear'gangs nor-Y transport s position into anv angled or working position as an incident to the'`soilipressure acting against the disks when themachine is` propelledr forwardly.'but :which does not require any locksflatchingfmeans or the' like for-holding the disksat the desired angle, .irrespective of 'adverse soil '.conditions and/ ory variations in soil condi# tionsor the like. s v v More particularly, vit is a feature oi thisinvention to'gprovideza disk` harrow of".theoiset type which is specially constructed'and arranged to be hitched Yto a farm tractor and operated thereby conveniently and eillciently, irrespective of whether` ornot implement-controlling power means, such as a hydraulic motor, hydraulic piston-L. and cy inder unit, or the like'.` More specifically, it is afeature' of this invention to provide-an offset disk harrow incorporating a linkagelacting between the front and rear gangs and connected to one side ofrthe hitch structure for theharrow so that the force ofthe'draft acting' on the linkage for swinging the rear gang relativetozthe front gang. with an angled or: working4 position so acts `'at such mechanical advantage that soilpressure acting againstv thej disks, particularly ontherdisks oi the rear.gang,'is not eiiective to swing the gangs into appositionl of lesser angle', yet rthe linkageV and associated parts are so ar-V ranged that swinging of the gangs vintoptheir transport or parallelstraightened position may easily and quicklybe eiectedf; I i

These and other objects-and Aadvantages ofthe present invention will rbe apparent to those skilled in the'a'rt after a consideration'oi` the following detailed description, taken inV conjunction Vwith the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l isa plan View of an offset disk harrow incorporating Vthe preSent'inVentiOn, the harrow A being shown in angled or working position and as controlled by a hydraulic powerv cylinder;

Figure 2 is a View showing theharrow of Figure l in its transport or straightened position;

Figure 3 isa fragmentary sectional Aview taken along the line 3-3 ofFigureZ;

Figures 4 and 5 are viewssixnilar -to Figures l and 2, Showingihe barrow. with. amamial'sonf a straightened parallel 'or the tractor is equipped with f s claims. v(o1. 55-s3) 2 Figures 6 and 'I are perspective views showing the details of the manual control.

Referring now to the drawingsfthe offset disk harrow whichfhas been chosen to illustratethe principles of the present invention is indicated in its entirety by the reference numeral l and comprises a frontgang 2 and a rear gang 3, 'each of :the gangs including a horizontally disposed frame 4 made up of a pair of bars 5 having their ends bent inwardly and weldedtogether to form a generally rectangular'frame.Y The rear gang frame is of similar constructionand likeV refer ence-numerals are employed. Each frame car- 1 ing, to the rear 35 are' secured to a disk gang ries a pluralityof pairs of bearing standards i andB, each pair being disposedin downwardly converging relation and welded at vtheir upper ends to the frame bars 5 and at their lower ends bearing unit lil. So far as fthepresent invention is concerned, the latter is of conventional construction and provides'ior the reception of a gang bolt l I onwhich disksr l2 are disposed, with their spacing spools I3 between the disks. The central portion of each of the frames 4 is reenforced by a cross'bar I5 the ends ofwhich are welded to the central portions of the bars 5 forming the associated frame 4. n y

The front and rear gangs 2. and 3 interconnected for movement into and'out of angled and transport or parallel positions by a pair of angling links 2l and22, the front ends of which are connected'by pivots 23"an d 2i to av pair yoi brackets v25 and 26 fixedas by weldbar 5 on the front gangirarne 4. The rear ends of thel anglingf'linkslZl -and 22 are pivotally connected, as at 2S and'i,V to a pair of brackets 3| and 32 that are fixed, as byrwelding, to ya rear bar 34 that is xed to the front bar' 5 of the rear gang frame 4 byl means which.accommodates shifting the bar 35. to difierent positions, preferably by such means a 4pair of u-b'oits at. The interconnecting unies 2; .and 22 are disposed in contact with 'one' another -'so that the harrow runs level inr operation anddoes not-tend to' dig in at one end of one gang or at the other end of the other 'gang'. Theharrowl is adaptedto be connected 'to a source of power, such as a farm'tractorv, by a hitch structure, indicated in its entirety by the reference numeral Ml, The hitch structure lil comprises a hitch bar M having a biurcated portion 42 formed at its forward end andaper tured to receive a hitch pin d3 by which theharrow may be connected tothe drawbar dil-:o a tractorf*k The bar A4I is bent laterallyrrcutwardly are pivotally and rearwardly at its rear portion and has its central portion reenforced by a generally triangular shaped plate 45. The hitch structure 45 also includes a bracing member 41 which at its forward end is pivotally connected, as at 43, to.

An angling lever 55 is pivotally mounted, asa-t 57, on a forwardly extending bracket 58 that is fixed, as by welding or the like, tothe front bar of the front gang frame cet. -I-n thesucceeding description and in the appended claims :it is considered that the lever 56 constitutes a abell crank member having three arms, one consisting of the structure of the member 55 that extends `from the pivot 51 to the pivot SLI, the second consisting of the structure of the member 5B that extends from the piVotB-I 'to the pivot |21, and the third arm consisting of the `structure .cf the `member 56 that extends from the pivot 57 kto the pivot "i5, the -pivots lil, and VI-2\'| being referred to indetail below. YThe rs't andfsecond arms of the bell crank 56 'constitute a pair of arms that vextend generally from the pivot 57 toward the lleft side of the implement I while .the third arm extends generally toward the 'right side of the implement.

particularly in the working position of the .harrow. structurally, the yangling bell crank lever comprises a rst bar E5 Yfixed, as by welding, to a pivot plate 'that is apertured 4to receive the Vpivot 51 carried bythe bracket '58, the latter member including upper and lower sections 53a and 58h welded at their rear ends to the frcnt frame bar. Theouter fend of 4the bell crank bar 65 is VturnedV downwardly fand then inwardly, Vas indicated atES, the adjacent portions beineT apertured to receive a pivot pin "H by which the rear end of the hitch bar 4l is pivotally connected therewith. This portion of the bar, which forms a part of said Arstarm of the bellV crank, is reenforced by a bracing section T2 the `rear lor inner portion of which is apertured to receive the `lower' portion of the pivot pin 5T. By virtue vvof this construction, just described, the bell crank member 56 is rigid in a generally vertical direction. The second 'arm vof thebell crank 55 is formed by means including the plate 66, and a third arm of the bell crank 56 is formed by means including an extension 'I4 of vthe -bar 55, the extension 14 being apertured to receive-a quick detachable pin 15 by which one end'of an adjustable angledetermining means may be connected, such means being adapted to -be connected at yits other end by a pivot pin TB with -a lug 11 cari-lied adjacent one end of the front disk gang frame d. Preferably, as best shown in Figure=6, the'bracket or lug 71 receiving the pin 'i5 comprises a 'gen-- erally V-shaped bar having one Vportion :welded to the front frame bar, an upper `portion -18 extending forwardly and apertured to receive the pin 'I6 and a lower portion 19 which is bent rearwardly, downwardly 'and then forwardly, and apertured, to receive-a 'pin 8| Yby which'ft-he rear end of the adjustable hitch member brace '4i lmay be pivotally connected to the `frontgang 4. VThe lug or bracket'll is reenforced by =a 'brace182 -eX- tending to the rear frame bar, as best shown in Figure 3.

It will be understood fby-those 'skilled inthe art that in operation the gangsfo'f an 'offset disk harrow are arranged'atan angle to one another and the hitch is adjusted so that the couple established by the tendency of the disks of the front gang to run in one direction and the tendency of the disks of the rear gang to run in the other direction serve to hold the disk harrow implement at one side of the line of draft pull that normally extends through the front end of the hitch bar 4I where the same is connected at 43 to the drawbar 44`of the tractor. It will be also understood that the harrow may be arranged for transport by reducing the angle between the disk gangs to .substantially zero, whereupon the disks will roll forwardly without cutting into the ground. v.Some tractorsV are provided with a double acting ram or Ajack which forms a part of the hydraulic power 1li-'ft unit of the tractor. The harrow of the present invention is admirably adapted to be'used with tractors of this type, in which 'case the hydraulic ram unit, indicated in Figure 1 by the reference numeral 90, is connected at opposite ends bythe pins `H5 and 75 to the bell crank `56 at kone side of the front ,ganggand the lug or bracket TI at the other side 'of :the front gang, the nrst -rnentio-ned connectien being made directly to the front gangwhile the -zcther connection is made directly to ,the inner or 'thirdlever arm 'I4 of the bell Vcrank. 56. With the hydraulic ram arranged ,in this position, ,extension or retraction of the l*ram .unit results `.in swinging the bell crank'zSS infonej direction zur the other vthereby ,swing-ing the-:fronti and :rear

gangs 2 and 3`into1a-nd out .of :straightened :and angled positions.4 The angle `between fthe gangs in their working y:posi-tion may beincreasednr decreased, as desired, by directing jluid `fundar pressure to the unit 9D so :as `to fextend or retract the same Vthe amount .necessary-to veffect the :desired change in the tangle. Likewise, the angles may readily be brought into :their straightened or transport position (Figure `2) by extension :ef

the hydraulicram unit :90. When a double acting hydraulic ram zunit, such as :the one indicated by the reference numeral 50, 'is emplcyed .the same. acts' between .therbracket 'H aand :the :bell crank l55 for positively `and':rigidly:.-holding lthe gangs in different angles, as desired, or'in their transport or parallel position, and in iopera'tion any tendency for `.the gangs vto out .of `angle is resisted by the.connectionfofethedoubleacting unit 90 between :the bell crank :55. fand front gang frame 4, vthe bell crank being hel-d .against movement relative to the front gang. vHowever, in other instances the tractor'which .the farmer has availablefor propelling the disk harrowmay not be equipped withahydrauliczpower lift cyllinder or ram unit, andthe har-.row :of Ithe 'present invention isalso adapted to be :used with tractors having no power lift l.cylinders for rams;v 'Where a unit, such asthe :unit 5ML-.iis :n-tEavailabl-e/ve provide a second form of langle-itle'teririining means and connect fthefsame'by'ithe :pins 15 v'and 'I6 to the bell crankand front gang-frame in VIthe same manner 'as the unit 90 is connected. The angle-determining means employed `where inc hydraulic cylinder -is availableiisSindiCated-infits-entirety in Figures 4-6' by the reference numeral l 00. The angle-determininglunit llllcornprises -a bar 10| having a'bifurcated endsectienlfUZ vapertured to receive the associated pivot pin 16. The bar IUI is slidably disposed in a Itubz'ila-r section ID3 rformed at the r-earfor-outerl'endcf the forward member |04, the-latter including a pair of apertured bars i505 connected, asby Welding, 'to the sleeve section |53. The forward 'ends ofthe bars |05 are apertured to receive the pivotpin either direction,-

' end Yof the latter.

y reaches its Working position,

c way, the'forwardjdraft the bar and, as best shown inlFigure 5, this VprovidesV for disposing the gangs Y infany one of several-angled' operating positions. 'A-scond ||2 isformed in the is set ofopenings y K bars |05-, and thefront end of the bar likewise provided-with an A'opening ||3 which,

when brought intol the proper position registers withone of the pairs of 5 openings ||2 so that w'henthepin |08 isinserted in the opening'l l2 as wellfas the vopening in the front end of the bar |0f, serves to lock thetelescopically associated members |0-|, l|941 against relative movement in whereby thebell crank unit 55 is likewise'held against rocking movementy in either direction 'portat-B'IL y f -f Y t Y `When/the angle adjusting unit Hill is usedin lieu ofv a power lcylinder l91|', the operation of the 4iinplernem is substantially as follows.`

WhenY the harrow is hitched to the vdrawbar 44 7 of lthel tractor,y and the `tractor driven nfor- Wardly, the draft pull is transmitted through the hitch structure 1 to the right end ofthe front gang 2 vand to thebell crank 56 at the other. end ,Y hitch structure.'4 The pull being thus transmitted directly to the right end of the front gang,the'front gang is thus pulled into an angled position while the resulting rocking movement of the bell crank Y gling link |20 to the rear gang adjacent the left nected by means of 'apivot |2| to the bell crank 55 while therear end of the link |20 is connected to the pivot28 on the left end ofthe rear'gang, this pivot connection being made at the left side ofthe pivotal connection between the front and rear Y gangs, whereby as, the forwardy draftv swings the 'bell crank 55 in a clockwise direction, as viewedvin'Figure '4, a forward pull is Ytransmitted through-,the link |20 to thesleft end ofthe rear gang, thus pulling thelatter into an angled position (.*Eig'ufre 5) at the same'timethat the for-k ward gang is pulled into an angled position.v The 'partspar 1 arranged so that,

y the pivotpoint |2| moves into a position closely adjacent the pivot 51 :whilethe pivot 'connection v1| betweenthe hitch structure All and the `bell crank 55 is at a considerabledistance from the pivotV 51. In this pull, applied at the pivot 1 The angling link |20 iscon-j when the harrovvv |08 is disposable in yanyone of v labout its point of pivotal` sur-V o 56 istransmitted through an ang f 1|, acts with an appreciable mechanical 'advan-1 tage^ to Vpull' the Arear gang tion.' The rear gangjunder adverse'soil condi--v tions may tend to run outof angle, buty this tendenc'yA is opposed by the fact that the line; of pull transmitted through the link '|25 passes quite into. an angled posiclose to the pivot 51, the moment arm being indicated in Figure 5 Vby the reference character a,

whereas .the forward draft pull, transmitted to f the pivotpoint 1|, acts With a-much longer lever arm, vas indicated Yby the reference character vb in'Figure 5. Therefora'regardless of l'soil condi! tions', Vthe draft pull acts with suicientforce to holdthe gangs in their angled position under all conditions of'operation'.

. Normally, thev gangs;v are straightened ingthe out t, the s oil'resistance against the disks in the right hand opening serving to :swing theminto their `transport "or parallell position, `asl'shown .L in Figure I4; This backing laction causes! the bell crank 55Sto turn i'n acounterclockwis'e direction,flthereby .withdrawing thembar |01. from within thewiorward portions of the bars |05; When the gangs reach their straightened position, the operatorfmay remove the pin fromithe openings llvlvanddrop the pin 'into one ofthe. outward set of openings 2 `in `.which Y position the :front i end .of the bar comes into abutting relation with thepin |55; This determines the` transportv positionjoflthe gangs,v and the outfitmay be! driven forwardly. along'` a vroad, lane or" the like and' the "disks will roll `-freely. In operation,v a' left turn is` normally made with ythe gangs in their angled .,position, as shown in Figure 5, but if 'it shouldbe 'desired to make a right turn, which ordinarily is not-rel quired very frequently, an offset turning bar |25 may be fixed tothe rear of the tractor and connected by a turning chain |26to the front-gang. Thus; whenthe tractor is turned to the right; the gangs will readily move into' an angledposition with the gangs converging toward the right side of theoutt, the rod ||l| moving Vtotheright (Figure 4) away from the pin |08' in the-"left hand' opening H||2 to-acc'ommodate this action. Forv backing` the outfit, it is necessary 'tol lock the gangsy against swinging out of their-parallel ypo-j order to lock sition in either direction, and in either direc-A the pin |58 is placed |2f and also lthrough IUI,

locked against tion and so hold the gangs,

the opening ||3`inthe` front end of the bar whereupon -the bell "crank 56 is movement in either direction. While We have shown and described above the preferred structure in which the principles of the presentv invention are to be incorporated, it is to be 'understood that ourlinvention is not to be limited to the particular Vdetails shown and described above, butv that, in fact, widely different means may be employed in thepracticer of the broader laspects of our invention.

What we claim, therefore; and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

V1; AnV offset disk Witha tractor having a double action hydraulic adjusting unit, comprising front and rear gangs pivotally interconnected for movement into and outofstraightenedand angled positions, 'a generally horizontal, fore-and-aft extending hitch structure having sides and connected at one side to the front gang adjacent one end thereof, a bell crankpivotally mounted for movement in ageneral horizontal plane on the front gang generally adjacent the other end thereof, said bell crank having a pair ofA arms, one armV extending generally laterally outwardly toward said other end ofthe lfront gang, meanspivotally connecting the other side of said hitch structure to saidlaterally outwardly extending bell crank 'arman angling bar connected to the rear gang at vone side of the angularly relative to the front gang, "means piv-V otally connecting vthe forward end of said angling bar with the other arm of said ybellicranky and means on said Ybell crank and said front gang for receiving the'tractor power operated unit, .whereby'operation of the latter inone vdirection or the other serves t0; Swine Y said gangs between angled and straightened harrowY adapted to beA used I said bell crank and shift` generally horizontal,V

2. An offset ldisk harrow comprising .'front'and rear gangs pivotally interconnected vformovement into and out of angled and straightenezdrpositions, a bell lcrank having -axpair #oi larms pivotally mounted on the front gang adjacent one end thereof,y a generally horizontal, fore-and-aft fextending vhitch structure having sides and-pivotally connected at one .side tothe front gang adjacent the olther vend thereof and at :the -other side to one of said arms, anfangling rconnection,between the other arm of said `bell fcrankand the -rear gang, application of la propelling .force to :said hitch structureacting through said one bell crank and said otherendof said f-rontigang .forfpulling saidgangs into an 'angled position, .a fpa-ir -of telescopically associated members connected,.frespec tively, to said bell crank and to said :front gang, said. membershavng apluralitv `of apertures, and a stop member disposable .in .selected apertures optionally for controllably limiting the movement oi said bell crank relative `to said front gang vfor optionally .determining the working angle between said gangs, holding said gangs against movement into .an angled vposition and locking ksaid gangs against movement .-in leither direction .out of =a straightened or paral-lelposition. Y

3. An offset disk har-row comprising front and rear gangs pivotally connected togetherrfor movement between angled and transport positions, a generally horizontaLiore-and-aft extending hitch structure having sides andpivotally connected -at one side with the forward gang a'dacvzentone end thereof, anangling barconnectedat aits .rearfend with Y`the rear ,gang jand lextending forwardly therefrom, bell-crank. means, pivotally. mounted .on the front gang and including a :pair votarm.sections disposed at an angleto one another-and extending .generally -from the Ysaine side -of the pivotof the vbellcrank-onine frontgang .and .generally toward the other side ofsaid1front.;gang, one arm section Abeing longer thanl .the .other, means pivotally connecting theotherside ofsaid hitch structure to the I*outer end .of the longer .of said arm sections, .and means .connecting .the forward end of said angling bar with the .shorter of said arm sections, the angle between .the =latter being such that Lwhen the .gangs are in .angled position the longer arm section extendsgenerally laterally While.'the Ashorter arrn `section extends forwardly to .such va .degree .as Lto bring .the line connecting Athe Yiront and rear .pivots `of the angling'bar appreciably closer 'to Athepivnt oifthe bell crankmeans than the Apoint .of vpivot-.al connection .of the yhitch structure with Yout-er Yend of the 'longer armsection, whereby 'thedraft ,pull applied .to .the outerI end-.ofsaidilonger .armseiction acts with suiicient mechanical.advantagethrongh the shorter arm section against the angling har to .hold .the rear gang in angled position.

4. .'An oiset disk narrow 'loomprising .front .and rear gangspivotallyconnected .together fornmovement between angled .andtransport positions, .a oreeandeat extending hitch structure 'having sidesV and ,pivntally .connected at one .side with- .theorward gangacacent one end thereof, an anglingfhar -connectedatits rear end with .the lrear gang .and extending .Sforwardly therefrom, bell crank means Apivotally mounted on the iront gang andii'ncluding ajpair o'farm sections disposedlat anangle Vto `one another and extending generally from'the samefsid'e ofthe pivot of the bell crank'on'the iront lgang and generally toward 'the otherside ofsaidfront gang, -means pivotally connecting the'cth'er l*side of said 'hitch-structure tothe-'outer -end of 'onefof said arm sections, and means connecting theiorward-end ofi-said angling-,bar with the otheroi said arm sections, therangle .between the latter being such that when Athe .gangs are in angled position said 'one 'arm section extends generally laterally While'the other arm section extendsforwardly `to such a degree as to bring Ythe line oonnecting the front and rear 4pivots oi the angling bar appreciably `closer to thepivot of the bell crank vmeans than the point of pivotal connection ofthe hitch structure with 'fthe-outer end of'said one arm section, lwhereby the .draft pull applied tothe outer endof said-onefarrn section acts with sufficient mechanical advantage through said other arm sectionagainst the yangling `bar `to vhold the rear-gang in :angled position. i

5. .An offset disk .harrow comprising vfront land rear gangs, -means disposed-intermediate -theends of thegangs forlpivotally connecting them-together for movement into and'out of angled and transport positions, a .hitch structure, means connecting onesideof thehitoh structure tothe front gangat one iside of said pivotal vvinterconn necting means between the gangs, a bell crank mounted on the front gang generally :adjacent the other end lthereof and `including a pair yof arms, an `angling .bar connected -at v.its Vforward .end with one ofsaid arms .-andvat A`its rearfend with the rear gang generally-atthe-other side of saidy pivotal interconnecting .means .between the I gangs, and means pivotally connecting the-other sideofsaid hitch structure with theotheroi-said bell crank .arms whereby a forward pull transmitted .to said bell Vcrank exerts a force' tending to .rotate said bell -crank .and move said angling link :forwardlyl toswingsaid reangang `into angled positionsaid bell-crank havinga .third arm, and anextensibly adj ustablebarconnecting. said third arm .with said oneendof .said .front gang, adjustment of said extensibleV .bar .determining the amount .of offset of -said .gangs in ltheir Working position. v

6. An offset diskharrow.comprisingfrontand rear gangs pivotally .interconnected .formovement into andout of straightenedandangledpositions, a Ihitch structure .connectedat `oneside .to .-the front gang adjacentone end thereof, .a .bellcrank pivotally .mounted 4for movement Ain -a fgeneral horizontal plane on the front ganggenerally adjacent .the other end-thereof, means vpivotally Vconnecting the. Aother v.side .of .said hitch `structure .to one portion ofsaid 1be`ll lcrank, an .angling .bar connected' to the-reargang v atene side of the pivotal interconnection between said-.gangs whereby generally' longitudinal movement of .said Aangling bar will causesaidreargang tomove angularly relative .tothefront gang, .means pivotallyleonnecting the forwardend of. sadangl'ing .bar -with th'eother portionoil saidbell crank,..an apertured lug carried :by said bell crank ,and la .separate aperturedf'lug A carried by 'the .'front `gang adjacent said oneend,. andangledetermining,means com prising -a .pair of relatively adjustable Lparts .conneoted between said lugs for limiting the .move ment of .the bell crank in the `directionthereof that corresponds .to .the vmovement of the vgangs into anangled .workinglposition 7. kAn .oiset'disk lbarrow comprising front-,and rear'- gangs pivotally vinterconnectedfor :movement 4into and out of angled and straightened positions, a bell 'c1-ank Vpivotally.amounted Vori/'the front gangv adjacent' vone endv thereof,'al hitch structure pivotally :connected at 'one .side to .the front gang adjacent the othersendfthereoifand at the .other side ite saidbellzcrank, anfangling con- 'neiction betweensaidibell orarikaiidithe'rear gang,

and a pair of telescopically associated parts connected between said bell crank and said front gang and including adjustable abutment meanslimiting the movement of said bell crank in one direction when said gangs are in their straightened or transport position, said telescopically associated parts accommodating the movement oi the bell crank in the other direction to facilitate turning the harrow in one direction.

8. An offset disk harroW comprising front and rear gangs pivotally interconnected for movement into and out of angled and straightened positions, a bell crank pivotally mounted on the front gang adjacent one end thereof, a hitch structure pivotally connected at one side to the front gang adjacent the other end thereof and at the other side to said bell crank, an angling connection between said bell crank and the rear gang, application of a propelling force to said hitch structure acting through said one bell crank and said other end of said front gang for pulling said gangs into an angled position, a pair of telescopically associated members connected, respectively, to said bell crank and to said front gang, said members having a plurality of apertures, and a stop member disposable in selected apertures optionally for controllably limiting the movement of said bell crank relative to said front gang for optionally determining the wor-king angle between said gangs and holding said gangs against movement into an angled position, said apertures being arranged in two groups, one group being located on said members to determine the angled position of said gangs and the other group being located so as to determine the straightened position of said gangs.

WILLIAM P. OEI-ILER.

CHARLES H. YOUNGBERG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,152,928 Sjogren et al Apr; 4, 1939 2,237,009 Mitchell Apr. l, 1941 

